3. Description of project: The Agency is awarding a service contract for the following:

The European Environment Agency has been requested by the pan-European conference of Environment Ministers to
prepare an indicator-based report on the progress in environmental management and the state of the environment in the
whole of Europe. The working title of the report is Kiev report. It will cover the whole of UNECE Europe including
the Russian Federation and the Central Asian states.

The call for tender is divided into 11 lots, 10 of which concern each one chapter of the Kiev report, the
11th is an overall task.

Lot nr 10: Chapter on progress in managing the environment and sustainable development

Lot nr 11: Comparison of the Kiev report indicators with world figures

The aim of lot 1-10 is to provide a draft chapter for the Kiev report. Consequently the contractor is entitled
with the following tasks:

analysis of factual information on all countries included in the Kiev report for which the basic data will be
provided by the EEA

contribute to the data collection with examples and case studies

assessing the main developments

documenting the indicators, the analysis, the assessment, sources and gaps in data and knowledge in indicator
fact sheets

writing a draft chapter, according to specifications for length and set-up provided by the EEA

processing of comments on indicator fact sheets and the chapter

For Lot 1 to 10 proposals are requested from experts in the field of analysis and integration of environmental
information with specific knowledge of the situation in Central and Eastern Europe. Proposals should sketch the
approach to the task.

Lot 11 is different, it includes the following tasks only which serve to support the information for the RIO+10
conference:

to search international databases for statistics on the global level for the relevant indicators included in the
Kiev report.

to search international databases for statistics on the global level for the relevant indicators included in the
Kiev report.

to provide a summary comparison of the EU and European data in a world context, showing some main features, such
as EU/European contribution to world totals, per capita comparisons, etc. and a short assessment text per indicator
where the comparison is feasible and useful.

4. Contract duration: The service must be completed within 12 months from the
date of signature of the contract.

The specifications can also be obtained from the European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6, DK-1050
Copenhagen, for the attention of Mr Peter Bosch, by letter or facsimile (++45) 33 36 71 28.

b) Deadline for request of specifications: 37 calendar days from the date of publication of the call for tender
in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

c) The document will be dispatched free of charge.

6. Submission of tenders:

a) Postal address: The European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6, DK-1050 Copenhagen K, Denmark, for the
attention of Mr. Peter Bosch and marked REPLY TO CALL FOR TENDER EEA/IAR/003/01. See the detailed instructions in
the specifications.

b) Languages in which they must be drawn up: 1 of 13 official languages of the European Environment Agency (the
11 official European Community languages plus Norwegian or Icelandic).

c) Deadline for submission: 52 calendar days following the publication of this invitation to tender in the
Official Journal.

7. Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: Officials from
the agency and financial controller.

8. Prices and payment terms:

a) Prices must be quoted in euro and be fixed amounts; estimated travel and subsistence expenses must be
indicated separately.

b) Terms of payment figure in the tender specifications and are those which are in force at the European
Environment Agency for service contracts.

9. Selection criteria: Tenderers must provide evidence of their identity, financial and economic
standing and professional and technical qualifications by means of the following documentation: